Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area

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The river’s drainage basin occupies 32,440 sq mi (84,020 sq km), and the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, roughly around the mid-course and its adjoining plains, is a highly organized and productive undertaking involving more than 1,000 sq mi of farmland. Established in 1912, the irrigation project was expanded to include the resettlement of former soldiers after World War I. It supports livestock...

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